Rat Bait

[Max Yells-James 34]

Hi guys, i'm just wondering what you think is the best Solid rat bait? I know of peanut butter and chocolate spread but i'm looking for something solid like a piece of chocolate or something. I find it's easier to put something solid into a trap or out at bait rather than a liquid or goo. Thanks

[audiguypaul 28]

I always use carp fishing boilies in a trap to good effect, quite ofted get a result with boilie still in place and rat with mouth open wide full of boilie

[sull85 36]

Mars bar

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

the whole point of liquid bait is so you can get a shot off before they run off with the lump of bait in their mouth, you must be a quick shot if you want to use solid bait

[Dubba 72]

So I'm guessing from your post you want a solid bait to go in a cage trap rather than a break back or shooting?

Try making your own using a mix of lard, peanuts, chocolate spread etc the lard will hold all the ingredients together. Or just buy some bird fat balls.

If you do mean to shoot forget "easy" and use slop, it will give you a lot better results.

[Thesharpeend 85]

Take away cant go wrong lol allow av used mackerel head in traps never fail me but the they just order take aways round here

[the big chief 3,099]

I use to use the oils you get for making ya fishing bait smelly keeps them there long enough for a shot

[Max Yells-James 34]

the whole point of liquid bait is so you can get a shot off before they run off with the lump of bait in their mouth, you must be a quick shot if you want to use solid.

I peg solid baits down, they can't run off with it then.

[Max Yells-James 34]

So I'm guessing from your post you want a solid bait to go in a cage trap rather than a break back or shooting?

Try making your own using a mix of lard, peanuts, chocolate spread etc the lard will hold all the ingredients together. Or just buy some bird fat balls.

If you do mean to shoot forget "easy" and use slop, it will give you a lot better results.

Thanks, all! I would like to use this bait for shooting and cage trapping.

[redial 81]

Currant / Raisin.

[Craig Fosse 286]

I heard that breaking am apple to got the scent out was good, I got a few when I was helping out a chicken farm doing this, the rat would come and try and drag the apple, thus giving u a nice clean headshot.

[Max Yells-James 34]

I heard that breaking am apple to got the scent out was good, I got a few when I was helping out a chicken farm doing this, the rat would come and try and drag the apple, thus giving u a nice clean headshot.

Never heard of that apple idea, thanks.

[bilbobagins 92]

put chocolate spread or liquidised sardines about 6 inches high on a board and as they reach up to lick it you get a perfect head shot

[Max Yells-James 34]

put chocolate spread or liquidised sardines about 6 inches high on a board and as they reach up to lick it you get a perfect head shot

thats a very good idea, thanks

[hutch6 550]

I've found the cheapest crap cat food you can source is the best - tuna is the most pungent.

 

Take a fork with you and scrape off the top half inch of food into a pile that will provide a strong scent to be carried on the wind towards where the rats are but in sight of your scope.

 

I then stick the fork in the rest of the tin and whizz it round until it's all mushed up and forms a think foul smelling gloop. Spread this where you want and hey presto.

 

Chocolate spread works well if you take out a table spoon of the spread first (give it to the kids or have it yourself if you enjoy the stuff) and then stand the jar in a pan of hot water until the spread melts a bit. Now pour in three table spoons of veg oil and then give it a right good mix. When it's cooled the oil prevents the spread turning so thick and you can pour it like a thick sauce in a nice line across the place where you want it and there aren't any lumps to mash in to stop them taking a bit and buggering off, they have to lick it off.

 

I've also had rats eating the rats I've shot just a few minutes before so don't shoot and clear up straight away, the scent of blood may help or just the scent of other rats being out their giving them the sense of it being safe to come out could be what brings them out - a real life decoy.